This is music in Ancient Egypt

1. Music in Egypt
By: Maysan Tarek

2. Ancient Egyptians:
• Music has been an essential part of
Egyptian culture since ancient time.
• Ancient Egyptians credited God
Thoth with the invention of music.
• Music was always played in special
occasions and whenever they want
to relax.
• In religious occasions also music
was a big part of it and we new that
because it is drawn on the temples’
walls.

3. Instruments used:
1. Flute.
2. Harps.
3. Double clarinets.
4. Lyres.
5. Lutes.
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4. Bedouin Music:
• This kind of music in fount in the desert of
the west and the eastern Sinai area.
Instrument used:
1. The mizmar, kind of clarinet.
2. Tabla, kind of drum.
3. Rababa.
4. Oud.
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5. Nubian Music:
• Nubians are native in south Egypt and
north of sudan.
• Nubian is still played until now.
• There are many Nubian artists in Egypt
like Mohamed Mounir, who sings in
Nubian and Egyptian Arabic.
• https://youtu.be/YzrieEGWFJM

7. Popular music: (Classical music)
• Untill late 1970s there were
classical singers like Um Kulthum.
• By mid 1990s shaabi music had
taken over, especially among
younger audience.
• Most of them were even love
songs or historical songs.

8. Shaa’bi:
•It started being a part of
music in the middle of 1990s
and many people didn’t like it
and said it’s not art.
•But since 2000s most of the
Egyptians started listening to
shaabi songs.
•It’s very popular and helps to
dance.
https://youtu.be/CqjZPnmcBCA

9. Most popular Shaabi song in Egypt now:
(Mafia)

10. Evolution of Egyptian Music: https://youtu.be/cPvyl6MYxlg

11. Thank you